Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-05
Adieurnme.t of Congress.

WASHINGTON, March 4th.-The President
and Cabinet reached the Capitol at II
o'clock, actual time. The clocks ofthe two
Houses were set back. The Senate ad-
iourned without day at 1155 A. n. Senate
time, 1904 actual time.
The customary scenes of confusion at the
close of long session were entirely lack
ing. Beth Houses were in continuous ses-
sion from Ii o'clock yesterday morning,
the Senate being in executive session
nearly four hours this morning. Trotter,
the colored nominee for Recorder of Deeds
for the District of Columbia was confirmed,
as was also Lieutenant Greely to be Chief
of the Signal Service with the rank of
Brigadier- The nomination of ].
Marion Brooks to be District Attorney
for the Southern District of California was
called up, but no action was taken on it,
owing to the small attendance of the Sena-
tors. Brooks will continue to hold the Of
fee until his successor is appointed or un-
til next December, when the President will
be obliged 10 either re-nominate him or
make q new appointment.
One of the last bills signed by the Presi-
dent was the amendment to the Revised
Statutes to which Senator Williams bill,
authorizing the issue of gold certificates in
San Francisco, was attached. This bill did
not come out of the conference until after
10 o'clock Williams went TO the House
and secured its passage there with the as
sistance of FELTON,. twas quickly enrolled
and signed by the President of the Senate
and taken by FELTON, and Treasurer Gordon
to the White House, and Cleveland's sigma
ture was affixed. Nothing put it through
but Williams indomitable perseverance.
Heretofore San Francisco merchants have
been compelled to pay duties in coin of
small denomination, no $40 gold pieces
being coined there, and vexatious and ex-
pensiye delays have resulted. Now the
Assistant Treasurer will exchange gold
coins for gold certificates, and duties can be
paid easily and promptly, greatly facilitate
ing business.
The Senate, for the first time since
Cleveland's S Inauguration, compelled him to
visit the Capitol. He had announced that
be would not visit the Capitol, and that all
bills requiring his signature must be
brought to the Executive Mansion. Half
an hour before adjournment a committee
of three Senators was appointed to wait on
the President and inform him that Con-
gress was ready to adjourn. The commit
tee unanimously refused to go to the
White House, maintaining that it was the
custom for the President in the closing
hours of the session to be within con-
venient reach OF Congress IN a room pro-
vided for him at the Capitol When Cleve-
land heard of this he hurried post haste to
the Capitol, and there received the COM
mittee.
The Failure of The Deficiency Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 4th.-The effect of
the deficiency, bill will be more serious than
is generally believed. inasmuch as it con-
tanned provisions for supplying the pressing
demands for postal cards. stamps aud other
items connected with the postal service,
the denial of which will. it is expected, Sc
riously embarrass the department and the
public The legal machinery OF the Gov
ernment will also be materially disar-
ranged during the remainder of the fiscal
year, as no money will be available for
Jurors, witnesses or Marshals' fees, and
many prisoners, notably those confined at
Fort Smith, Ark, cannot be tried for